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Lubbock averages 7.0 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is December (2.4″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 2 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 4 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.1″
0
0
1
48°F
November
1.0″
<1
<1
10
36°F
December
2.4″
1
1
23
28°F
January
1.6″
1
1
24
27°F
February
1.4″
1
1
17
31°F
March
0.4″
<1
<1
8
38°F
April
0.1″
0
<1
2
46°F
Year
7.0″
2
4
84
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Lubbock (6 mi from the city center, +46 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
7.0 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Lubbock station, 6 miles away). The snowiest month is December with 2.4 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Lubbock have?
About 84 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 27 °F.